Humanitarian intervention

In 2011, a war broke out in Syria. And it is still being fought today. This war has taken a toll on the lives of so many, forcing millions of people to flee the country in search of a new home. Three main countries have helped immensely in taking in refugees- Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon. Each of these countries has taken in a large portion of the refugees and provided them with a home, but the resources of them all are running low and they are having a hard time maintaining economic stability.…

questions emerge: What defines a humanitarian crisis? On what grounds should an organization or nation provide aid to a country in crisis? And what are the ultimate effects of providing such assistance to a people in crisis, in detail; whether positive…

I am going to discuss Singer’s thesis in his article “The Singer Solution to World Poverty.” His thesis is as follows: • If you don’t donate to organizations like UNICEF and Oxfam America, you’re acting just as badly as Bob. The reason why Singer believe this is because Bob’s situation resembles that of people able but unwilling to donate to overseas aid organizations like UNICEF and Oxfam America. Singer paraphrases one of philosopher Peter Unger’s book, Living High and Letting Die example in…

I argue that humanitarian aid is no different from other American foreign policies because it serves the interest of the United States. The PEPFAR program is an example of humanitarian aid that was initially received as a merciful and generous program, but it soon showed many altruistic flaws. The United States could have donated the allotted AIDS relief fund to the United Nations to spend on AIDS relief, but instead created its own relief program. Some issues with PEPFAR are that it…

resilience. Resilience argues for the combination of humanitarian aid and development programs and has become popular in politics and basically argues that ending need is a priority of humanitarian organizations. However, based on evidence from articles on resilience, ("Supporting Resilience in Difficult Places" and "Building Resilience by Deconstructing Humanitarian Aid") combining humanitarian aid and development organizations is not the answer. Humanitarian aid organizations and development…

manage the acute symptoms of coronary artery disease, but also to prevent future major adverse cardiac events, such as acute myocardial infarction and cardiac death. Percutaneous coronary intervention is a nonsurgical procedure to treat atherosclerosis within the heart’s vessels (cite). Percutaneous coronary intervention, a balloon angioplasty procedure, involves inserting a metal wire stent within a constricted coronary artery. Using a balloon catheter with guided x-ray imaging, the stent is…

The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on the Working Memory in College Students Previous research studies have exhibited evidence towards the relationship between meditation and improved academic scores (Foris, 2005). With meditation becoming a widely popular topic, especially for its benefits in the reduction of stress and anxiety, it is questioned whether the use of proper mindfulness meditation has positive effects on the working memory and if so, do those effects differentiate between males…

of Mexico’s national land to be lost to them. Not long after the liberal reform came to rise, led by Benito Juarez, was there some stability among the nation. Not long after the liberal enacted radical social reforms creating unrest allowing the intervention by the French under Napoleon III in 1863, placing a surprisingly liberal Emperor from the Habsburg line, Maximillian, who was overthrown and executed by Juarez another example of the instability within the Mexican political system. Fear and…

training. There are psychological approaches to mind-body medicine which include modifying one’s environment with an aim to change the stressors and thus reduce the emotional impact of a certain activity. This involves a change in the behavioral interventions of a person to cure a disease. For example, abandoning a stressful activity is good for a person’s health. Other psychological approaches to relieving stress entail education about diseases, their treatment, and their outcomes has been seen…

Porfirio Diaz and the Mexican Revolution Porfirio Diaz was Mexico's longest reigning leader, having led the country for over 35 years. Some considered Diaz to be a ruthless tyrant, while some accredit him with saving Mexico from complete financial destruction. His terms were controversial, but under Porfirio Diaz, Mexico's economy flourished, infrastructure was being created and debt was being paid, but the social strife which occurred under his rule ultimately resulted in the Mexican…